MONDAY MORNING: MY MARRIAGE MATTERS - with Joe and Cindi Ferrini
A FUN, FAST, and INFORMATIVE 5 minutes
Listen Monday Morning at 9:00 a.m. to thoughts and ideas about marriage and family! (link to page is here)
Click the “thumbs up” when you get to My Marriage Matters FB page to become a friend. You'll get daily short, fun, thought-provoking, and encouraging posts along with occasional interviews, cartoons, and things that will help you talk about YOUR marriage! Let’s enjoy this journey together!
Dating, engaged, and married: Ask the Ferrini' questions: email via this website or through My Marriage Matters Facebook page.
TOPICS:
Habits of Happy Couples: Listen here
How pre-marrieds can identify “safe people” for marriage.: Listen here
How are we/can we help our children/teens/young adults prepare for a good and gold marriage in the midst of social media, current cultures and daily pressures?: Listen here
Make Sure Your Kids Catch You Doing These Things: Listen here
The Consequences of Adultery: Listen here
Kathy Nagel Talks About The Covertly Abusive Marriage: Listen here
When to Consider Counseling: Listen here
The Blessing & Burden of Money: Listen here
DECISION MAKING and HOW to Resolve the Irresolvable.: Listen here
Character Qualities from Girl to (Mature) Woman: Listen here
Being the Man God has Called Us to Be.: Listen here
Green flags in relationships!: Listen here
Five reasons why boundaries and discipline are good for our children: Listen here
Why the 50/50 Marriage Doesn’t Work: Listen here
Special Needs in the Context of Building a Healthy Marriage: Listen here
The Importance of FLIRTING in marriage: Listen here
FLIRTING: Are we flirting with danger?: Listen here
How to protect your marriage: Listen here
When Our Spouse 'Bothers' Us: Listen here
10 Things to Focus on in our Marriage for 2024: Listen here
Holidays can be Hard on Marriage: DeStress!: Listen here
Determining our roles in our marriage: Listen here
The difference between a CONTRACT relationship and a COVENANT relationship: Listen here
WORKING TOGETHER/GET THINGS DONE together!: Listen here
PARENTING ON THE SAME PAGE will Strengthen Marriage (preparing or protecting/punish or restore?: Listen here
PARENTING ON THE SAME PAGE will Strengthen Marriage: Listen here
Are you making your marriage a priority?: Listen here
YOU are NOT who I married!: Listen here
Fight Right!: Listen here
What does the BIBLE say about MARRIAGE and DIVORCE?: Listen here
Before you RE-DO, I-DO (Preparing for a second marriage.): Listen here
The Various Aspects of Good Marriage Counseling Part 4: Listen here
The Various Aspects of Good Marriage Counseling Part 3: Listen here
The Various Aspects of Good Marriage Counseling Part 2: Listen here
The Various Aspects of Good Marriage Counseling: Listen here
Common Courtesies in Marriage: Listen here
LAST MINUTE fun, inexpensive ideas for Valentine’s Day: Listen here
Pointers for Premarrieds: Listen here
Don’t Let Divorce Sneak up on YOU!: Listen here
In our marriages, are we following the WORLD or the WORD OF GOD?: Listen here
Selfishness vs. Selflessness: Listen here
From VOW to WOW-marriage for the long haul: Listen here
WHO CARES? (FROM Indifference and apathy to REALLY caring.): Listen here
The health and healing humility brings to marriage.: Listen here
WHAT DOES YOUR MARRIAGE SAY ABOUT YOU!?: Listen here
What do you do if you have a “DISAPPOINTING” marriage?: Listen here
Where is the US in our marriage?: Listen here
Preparing to Leave a Legacy: Listen here
Boundaries In Marriage: Listen here
How long should a couple date before marrying and what maturity markers should a couple look for?: Listen here
ATTITUDES that isolate us from our spouse.: Listen here
How to MOVE your marriage from GOOD to BETTER to BEST!: Listen here
How do I handle the DIVA/DIVO in my marriage and family?: Listen here
Raising our Children to Productive and Positive Adults: CHARACTER: Watch here
Marriage Conversation on the Ana Show with Ana and Shane: Watch here
“Is “All You Need is Love’ really all you need?”: Listen here
Loving Our Children to A Polite, Prepared, and Productive Adulthood!: Watch here
Making SMALL changes for LASTING results in the NEW YEAR: Listen here
Building not Destroying Relationships Over the Holidays: Listen here
Love ALL Ways: Embracing Marriage: Watch here
Do we need a Marriage Mentor or Counseling?: Listen here
When You Think You Don’t Matter: Listen here
3 challenges (and solutions) and 3 benefits of family vacations: watch here
AFFAIR PROOFING YOUR MARRIAGE: Listen here
“FIGHT RIGHT-Conflict Resolution” ZOOM style (60 minutes): Watch here
Marriage Maintenance vs. Damage Control: Listen here
Joe and Cindi interviewed on Family Life Today: God, please not my son: Listen here
Joe and Cindi interviewed on Family Life Today: Embracing Marriage Together on the Special Needs Journey: Listen here
Caring for Your Marriage While You Care for Others: Listen here
HOW has this QUARANTINE hit me the HARDEST….and then what?: Listen here
Introducing April series: “HOW and WHEN to say NO” to requests, needs, etc. of others.":
- PART ONE: “How to say NO when this quarantine is over: Watch here
- PART TWO-2 ways (#1-2) to say NO when this quarantine is over: Watch here
- PART THREE- 2 Ways (#3 -4) to say NO when this quarantine is over: Watch here
- PART FOUR- 2 Ways (#5,6) to say NO when this quarantine is over: Watch here
- Review of our Series, “How to Say NO” and to WHOM to say NO!: Watch here
What should be our FOCUS in crisis (Corona or otherwise!)?: Watch here
Love ALL-WAYS Podcast on Rising Above Ministries: Listen here
Love ALL-WAYS with Chris Brooks and 'Equipped': Listen here
Love ALL-WAYS with Janet Parshall: Listen here
Is your marriage a CONTRACT or a COVENANT?: Listen here
What will you do in YOUR Empty Nest Years?: Watch here
The importance of “follow through” in our individual lives, marriage, and even in all the tiny details….: Watch here
Love All-Ways: Embracing Marriage Together on the Special Needs Journey: Listen here
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT!: Listen here
Part TWO: The Consequences to Making Wrong Life Choices: Watch here
Part II: What if we don’t agree on how many children to have?: Listen here
The Importance of Making GOOD DECISIONS: Watch here
How many children should I have and what if we don’t have any?: Watch here
For Better For Worse: How to get through it.: Watch here
Money Matters: Watch here
Handling Scheduling Conflicts: Watch here
Announcement of Our New Book Love All-Ways!: Watch here
When “physical intimacy is good but the spiritual and emotional is lacking in marriage.”: Listen here
Building Relationships: Watch here
The importance of maintaining friendships in marriage: Watch here
Ridding sarcasm from your marriage: Watch here
What holds a marriage together?: Watch here
New Beginnings: Watch here
Transition in marriage and family: Listen here
When will we get to have “time for just us?”: Watch here
A Father’s Day Word of Encouragement: Listen here
Marriage Mentoring: Watch here
My Marriage Matters Announcement/Update: Watch here
Romance over 50: Listen here
When both spouses are really unhappy in the marriage: Listen here
Same sex marriage in the family: Listen here
When a husband doesn’t want the wife in on the finances.: Listen here
A spouse who feels ridiculed, make fun of, and feels invisible: Listen here
What’s a family to do when their children aren’t invited with their children to events?: Listen here
Engaged couple: Is it important that we serve in ministry together once married?: Listen here
When the boomerang kids come home!: Listen here
Divorce proofing your life: Listen here
When a husband and wife are opposites politically: Listen here
WEEKEND TO REMEMBER: Listen here
Menacing Menopause!!!!!: Listen here
Driving my kids “all over” is driving me nuts! Help!: Listen here
Too tired for sexual intimacy: Listen here
Caring for parents in their elder years and adding a sibling with special needs: Listen here
How to nurture our marriage so it’s Valentine’s Day every day!: Listen here
Unsolicited premarital advice from single: Listen here
In-troubles before (and IN) marriage: Listen here
Can a couple have a 50/50 marriage?: Listen here
The journey of the death of a spouse on a marriage and family: Listen here
Nagging. 🙂 Listen here
As the holidays approach: How to handle when children resist or feel uncomfortable hugging or kissing a relative.: Listen here
A husband wants his wife to dress in ways she’s not comfortable: Listen here
I think I married the wrong person.: Listen here
WCRF celebrates 60 years!: Listen here
How to establish meal and family times amidst busy work schedules: Listen here
How do we initiate prayer as a couple when the husband isn't the one who likes to lead in this?: Listen here
The strain of caring for an elderly parent/child with special needs child: Listen here
Why get married if you aren’t pregnant or already have a child?: Listen here
When one spouse “goes over the top” over EVERYTHING: Listen here
Communication is ALWAYS a challenge: Listen here
Wanting to keep our spouse healthy without nagging: Listen here
Young family with 3 little children: husband would like his wife to be home with them-she wants to work full time: Listen here
Over 60, living together, not wanting to marry and lose SS benefits from late spouses: Listen here
Important things to keep marriage interesting and fun: Listen here
When one’s spouse is indifferent, uncaring, uninterested: Listen here
When your marriage is in a fast downward spiral: Listen here
Navigating crisis: Listen here
Teaching our kids how to treat other kindly (no harassing, heckling or bullying allowed!): Listen here
Couples addressing and being on the same page regarding “sassy” talk from their children: Listen here
Stopping whining and interrupting in children: Listen here
Disciplining children so it doesn’t take a toll on the marriage (today’s topic: children lying): Listen here
Do I have to account for every penny I spend?: Listen here
Supporting our spouse (to accomplish their dreams but also through crisis).: Listen here
ABUSE: Listen here
What a true and sincere apology looks like: Listen here
WHAT TO FOCUS on when in conflict/engaging in conflict: Listen here
Conflict resolution goals: Listen here
When your spouse spews ANGER!: Listen here
Teenagers have us running everywhere; how do we find time for US?: Listen here
Should a spouse curb “extracurricular” hobbies if it's interfering with the marriage?: Listen here
How do we handle it when grandparents play favorites, don’t keep their word, or don’t make efforts to see the grandchildren?: Listen here
WHAT does a HEALTHY marriage look like?: Listen here
How do we move forward when our spouse tells us, “I never really loved you.”?: Listen here
When a couple’s marriage is challenged by HOW to discipline their children: Listen here
What to do when your spouse is habitually late: Listen here
We CAN move our dull, lifeless and isolated marriage to vibrant oneness: Listen here
Helping one’s spouse recognize when they are favoring one child over another: Listen here
When Extended Family Doesn’t Cooperate with Others Wishes: Listen here
How to be KIND even when we annoy each other!: Listen here
Tired of dating breakups!: Listen here
You can do SOMETHING for Valentines Day!: Listen here
STOP talking UGLY to each other: Listen here
How to keep marriage strong when children are challenging it through rebellion: Listen here
Don’t push my “hot button”!: Listen here
Milestones and Celebrations through Seasons of Marriage: Listen here
Embrace challenges?: Listen here
Hospitality at the holidays as we “welcome” non-Christians to our homes: Listen here
Figuring out who goes where at the holidays: Listen here
Learning to meet more than just the physical needs of our spouse is important: Listen here
How do we figure out who does what as far as our roles and responsibilities?: Listen here
When the husband isn’t taking care or interest in finances, wills, etc. for their young family...: Listen here
Working through forgiveness after the wife affair.: Listen here
How can this wife stop name-calling and showing anger?: Listen here
Who’s in charge with the planning?: Listen here
How #metoo is affecting our marriage and what to do about it: Listen here
GOOD reasons young people shouldn’t give up on the idea (commitment/covenant) of marriage: Listen here
How to set boundaries during engagement in preparation to protect ones marriage.: Listen here
Is it OK for a married couple to NOT sleep together?: Listen here
How should a couple decide how to handle uninvited guests?: Listen here
How can I get my spouse to respond to simple requests?: Listen here
The TOP resources we recommend for marriage, family, life: Listen here
Putting adventure, surprise (not shock) and fun into marriage!: Listen here
How can we keep from having a CHILD centered marriage?: Listen here
Do my husband and I need MENTORING or COUNSELING?: Listen here
Submission - what it looks like!: Listen here
Growing through trials employing spiritual and practical tips.: Listen here
Finding our way out of burn-out!: Listen here
My parents don’t support my marriage. How can I get them to be supportive?: Listen here
How to communicate with Fiancé about his negative talk about his parents: Listen here
Advice for the bride and groom: Listen here
Living together before marriage? What's the big issue?: Listen here
Should we get married with such little in common?: Listen here
You can’t tell me how to feel!: Listen here
Vacation and Times away BOND a husband and wife and their family!: Listen here
Submission: Listen here
Watch your tone with me! (communications!): Listen here
How to manage marriage, family, and work travel (Part II): Listen here
How to manage marriage, family, and work travel: Listen here
For Better or Worse: Caring for our spouse when they’re injured or ill: Listen here
When a couple and their backgrounds clash!: Listen here
The 3 aspects of COMMITMENT in marriage: Listen here
How to strengthen COMPANIONSHIP in marriage: Listen here
What to do when your spouse doesn’t acknowledge the positive changes you’ve made: Listen here
The 5 Steps to ONENESS: Listen here
The natural drift to isolation in marriage: Listen here
3 questions that could transform your marriage: Listen here
Communicating our desires and needs without shutting our spouse down or making them feel defensive: Listen here
ALL marriages should expect inevitable difficulties (conflict, challenges, and trials): Listen here
5 ways to Stop Fighting: Listen here
5 ways to get out of a rut: Listen here
What Causes Couples to Drift to Adultery and the Consequences of Adultery: Listen here
How to approach and confront a friend headed for an affair: Listen here
How to respond with a blessing instead of an insult: Listen here
Boundaries: Listen here
Positive parenting tips: Listen here
How can we TOGETHER as a couple embrace the New Year?: Listen here
What's a couple to do when no one wants to have the holidays? Listen here
Naughty or Nice: Strengthening YOUR Marriage by How You Act at Holiday Work, Church, Etc. Gatherings: Listen here
Strengthening YOUR Marriage Through the Holidays - Dealing with Relatives and Relationships: Naughty or Nice?: Listen here
Actions Speak Louder than Words: Naughty or Nice?: Listen here
Making Marriage Matter through the Holidays: Communicating Well: Naughty or Nice?: Listen here
When rebuilding a marriage how do we know if we are being controlling or just cautious in setting boundaries?: Listen here
When you don't care for one of your spouse's friends: Listen here
Regaining trust in your marriage (Part Two): Listen here
Regaining trust in your marriage (Part One): Listen here
Negative affects on marriage by a busy schedule!: Listen here
The Empty Nest: Listen here
HOW YOU Can Affair Proof Your Marriage: Protect Your Time, Treasures, and Self!: Listen here
How YOU Can Affair Proof YOUR Marriage: Protecting YOUR Heart: Listen here
How YOU Can Affair Proof YOUR Marriage: Start with YOUR MIND: Listen here
What to share with each other before Marriage: Listen here
Are you listening to me?: Listen here
Affairs in marriage (Martialism, career, and activities) - Part 2: Listen here
Affairs in marriage (physical, fantasy and family) - Part 1: Listen here
NEEDY MOTHER in LAW: Listen here
Working AND Living together: Needing a break: Listen here
Having FUN in marriage! Listen here
Explosive anger in marriage: Listen here
“Should couples take separate vacations?” Listen here
Sports and its place in marriage: Listen here
Living Together Before Marriage and High Divorce Rate: Listen here
Long Distance Relationships: Listen here
Manners in Marriage - should we correct each other?: Listen here
"We want to protect our marriage. Are there times when marriages are most vulnerable to falling apart?": Listen here
“How should we handle families that are unsupportive?”: Listen here